Mol
Bio 2 Internet
References
Table of Contents
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this
course.
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Cell
Organelles
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Glycolysis
& Fermentation
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Gene
Expression |
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Lipids |
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Nucleic
Acids |
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Proteins
& Amino Acids
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| General Biochemistry
Info ---> |
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General Biochemistry Info
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| Abbreviations
of
Biochemical Terms |
About.com
Biochemistry Resource |
| About.com
Biology Resource |
About.com
Cell Biology Resource |
| About.com
Molecular Biology Resource |
About.com
Science News |
| Access
Excellence: From Gene to Function |
Ask
the Experts about Biology (Sci Am) |
| Biochemistry
Courses Online |
BioChemNet |
| BiochemNet:
Biochemistry Resources |
BiochemNet:
Biology Resources |
| BiochemNet:
General Chem Resources |
BiochemNet:
Organic Chem Resources |
| BiochemNet:
Molecular Genetics Resources |
Biochemical
Pathways (from Poster in room 14) |
| Biochemical
Pathways (ExPASy) (see poster in room 14) |
Biochemistry
Resources |
| Biology
Links Gateway (Links2Go) -- Very Cool! |
BioTech
Life Science Resources (Indiana U.) |
| Carbon
Chemistry |
Cell
Drawing [Animal] (VERY COOL!!!) |
| Cell
Transportation |
Chem
Resources (U. Cal at Berkley) |
| Chemistry
Resources |
Chemistry
Factoids (Calif. State U.) |
| Dairy
Cow Metabolism (U. Wisconsin) |
Dictionary
of Cell and Molecular Biology |
| Food Finder |
General,
Organic & Bio Chemistry |
| International
Food Information Council |
Martindale's
“The Reference Desk” -- oh wow! |
| Martindale's
“The Virtual Bioscience Center” -oh wow! |
Martindale's
“The Virtual Chemistry Center” -oh wow! |
| MathMol
K-12 Activity Page |
McGill
U. Medical Gateway |
| mdchoice.com
-> medical research website |
Medical
Biochemistry (Indiana U.) |
Medical
Biochemistry
Terre
Haute Center for Medical Education (Indiana State U.) |
Medscape |
| Metabolic
Pathways of Biochemistry |
MIT
Biology Hypertextbook |
| Molecular
Models from Chemistry |
Molecules
R Us |
| NetBioChem |
On-Line
Biology Book |
| Online
Macromolecular Museum |
Nobel Prize Winners for
DeWitt
biology courses
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| Perfume
and Flavor Chemistry (Leffingwell & Associates) |
Organic
Chemistry Review |
| Periodic
Table of the Elements |
Plant
Cell |
| Pharmaceutical
Information Network |
Pharmacology
Central |
| Physiology
of Digestion (Colo. St. U.) |
Plant
Biochemistry (U. Kentucky) |
| Rare
and Orphan Diseases (About.com) |
RasMol/Chime
Molecule Viewing Software |
| Scientific
American |
Scientific
American Explorations |
| Science
Daily newsource |
Science
News |
| Smooth
endoplasmic reticulum |
The
Argus Clearinghouse |
| Vitamin
facts |
Vitamin
info |
| Water
properties 1 |
Water
properties 2 |
| WWW
Virtual Library: History of Biology |
WWW
Virtual Library: History of Science, Tech, & Medicine |
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| Amino Acids &
Proteins ----> |
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Amino Acids & Proteins
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| Access
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Actin
(PDB) |
| Adrenaline
Isolation |
Amino
acid anatomy (animated gifs) |
| Amino
Acid Matching Game |
Amino
Acids crystal photos (FSU) |
| Amino
acids from space: D or L? |
Amino
Acids Hydrophobicity (UTHCT) |
| Amino
Acid Metabolism (Wash St. U.) |
Amino
Acids pictures (Galactone) |
| Amino
Acids pictures (NYU) |
Amino
Acids Quiz (CMU) |
| Amino
Acid Structures (IMB) |
Amino
Acid Structures (MIT) |
| Amino
Acid Structure (Wash. St. U.) |
An
Antibody Molecule |
Antidiuretic
Hormone (ADH) (a.k.a. Vasopressin)
[a
nonapeptide] |
Aspartame
(Nutrasweet) Urban Legends |
| Aspartame
(a tripeptide derivative) a.k.a. NutraSweet |
Biochemical
Pathways (from Poster in room 14) |
| BioTech
Life Science Resources: Amino Acid Metabolism (Indiana U.) |
Carbon
Chemistry |
| Chirality
of Amino Acids (Wash. St. U.) |
Collagen
(PDB) |
| Collagen
and elastin |
Collagen
protein |
| Dipeptide
anatomy (animated gifs) |
DNA,
RNA, protein internet references (U. Virginia) |
Epinephrine
(Adrenaline) synthesis |
Essential
Amino Acids (Wash. St. U.) |
| Enzyme
nomenclature database |
Growth
Hormone GH (a.k.a. Somatotropin)
[190
amino acids] |
Growth
Hormone Releasing Hormone GHRH
[a
peptide] |
Hematopoiesis
(Porphyrin
Synthesis & Structure) |
| Heme
biosynthesis and metabolism |
Hormones
from amino acids, or
oligo-
/polypeptides |
| Hormones
of the Pituitary |
Hypothalamus
and the Pituitary Gland and their hormones |
| Insulin
(PDB) |
Lysosomes
and Peroxisomes |
| MIT
Biology Hypertextbook: Large Molecules |
Muscles |
| Muscle
filaments |
Myoglobin
(PDB) |
| Myosin
and actin |
Myosin
(PDB) |
Norepinephrine
(Noradrenaline) synthesis |
NutraSweet
website |
| Pepsin
(PDB) |
Polypeptide
anatomy (animated gifs) |
| Porphyrin
and Heme synthesis |
Proteasomes
(a location for protein degradation) |
| Protein
Digestion to Amino Acids (Wash. St. U.) |
Proteins Program (by Dr. DeWitt) |
| Protein
Structure (Wash. St. U.) |
Protein Synthesis (by Dr. DeWitt) |
| Protein
Synthesis overview drawing |
Ribosomes
(PDB) |
| Ribosome
Image |
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| Ribosomes
Revealed (Sci American) |
Ribosome
Structure |
| Role
of the Ribosomes |
Somatostatin
[a peptide] |
| Structure
and Function of Macromolecules |
Swiss
Protein Database |
| Oxytocin
[a nonapeptide] |
The
Central Dogma (DNA-->RNA-->polypeptide) |
| The
Flow of Food through your GI Tract |
The
Genetic Code (DNA format) |
| The
Genetic Code (Genentech) |
The
Genetic Code (RNA format) |
| Thyrotropin-Releasing
Hormone TRH [a tripeptide] |
Thyroid-Stimulating
Hormone (a.k.a. Thyrotropin)
[a
glycoprotein hormone] |
| Vasopressin
(a.k.a. Antidiuretic Hormone ADH) [a nonapeptide] |
Water
facts (hydrophilia/hydrophobia) |
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see also general references |
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see also Mol Bio 1 Amino
Acids section |
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| Cell Organelles
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<----Cell
Organelles
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| A
Tour of the Cell |
Animal
Cell Drawing |
| Cell
Biology Topics |
Cell
Drawing [Animal] (VERY COOL!!!) |
| Cellular
Membrane |
Cell
Wall (bacterial) |
| Cellular
Structures via Microscopy Atlas |
Centrioles |
| Chloroplast
DNA |
Cilia |
| Cytoskeleton |
Endoplasmic
Reticulum |
| Endoplasmic
Reticulum: Structure and Function |
Flagella
or Flagella
(bacterial) |
| Golgi
Complex |
Glycocalyx |
| Lysosomes1,
or Lysosomes2 |
Lysosomal
Storage Diseases (About.com) |
| Membrane
Structure |
Membrane
Structure and Function |
| Microfilaments |
Microtubules |
| Mitochondria |
Mitochondrial
DNA |
| Nuclear
Membrane / Pores |
Nucleolus |
| Nucleus |
Peroxisomes1,
or Peroxisomes2 |
| Parts
of the Cell |
Peroxisomes |
| Plant
Cell Walls |
Plasmodesmata |
| Proteasomes
(a location for protein degradation) |
Ribosomes |
| Ribosome
Image |
Ribosomes
Revealed (Sci American) |
| Ribosome
Structure |
Ribosome
synthesis in the nucleolus |
| Smooth
endoplasmic reticulum |
The
Plant Cell |
| Surface
Structures, or see Flagella above |
When
did eukaryotic cells (cells with nuclei and other internal organelles)
first evolve? |
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Genes ---->
(see also Gene
Expression and Nucleic Acids
or the Cell
Bio 1 website) |
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| Access
Excellence: From Gene to Function |
BioTech
Life Science Resources: Human Genetics (Indiana U.) |
| Control
genes (homeotic genes) |
Designer
Genes Genetics Website (Award Winner) |
| GeneCards
(human gene database) |
Genes
and Behavior |
| Genes
and Disease |
Gene
Map of the Human Genome |
| Genetics
Discoveries: 1998 |
Green
Genes Article |
| How
fireflies make light (from gene to glow) |
How
much of the human genome has been sequenced? (NCBI) |
| Human
Gene Map 1999 |
Human
Genome News (Oakridge National Labs) |
| Human
Genome Project |
Human
Genome Project (Dept. of Energy) |
| Human
Genome Project (Sanger Center, UK) |
Human
Genome Project Progress |
| Human
Mitochondrial Genome |
National
Human Genome Research Center |
| Online
Mendelian Inheritance in Man |
Porphyria
(defects in hemoglobin synthesis) |
| Regulation
of genes (U. of Arizona) |
Sickle
Cell anemia info |
| What
is a Gene? |
What
the Heck is a Gene? |
| Which
organelles contain DNA ? |
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Gene Expression
---->
(see also Genes
and Nucleic Acids
or the Cell
Bio 1 website) |
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| Access
Excellence: From Gene to Function |
Designer
Genes Genetics Website (Award Winner) |
| DNA,
RNA, protein internet references (U. Virginia) |
Endoplasmic
Reticulum |
| Endoplasmic
Reticulum: Structure and Function |
Kyoto
Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) |
| Molecular
Biology (U. Arizona) |
Nuclear
Membrane / Pores |
| Porphyria
(defects in hemoglobin synthesis) |

Protein
Synthesis<----DeWitt PAPER |
| Protein
Synthesis overview drawing |
Ribosomes |
| RNA
splicing |
The
Central Dogma (DNA-->RNA-->polypeptide) |
| The
Genetic Code (DNA format) |
The
Genetic Code (Genentech) |
| The
Genetic Code (RNA format) |
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| Glycolysis/Fermentation--> |
<--Glycolysis/Fermentation |
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| Neuroscience----> |
<----Neuroscience
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| A
Kind of Alaska... a play based on Awakenings |
Anatomy
of the Brain |
| 2000
Nobel prize for Physiology and Medicine about Brain Neurotranmitters |
Beth
Abraham Center for Research and Education (Oliver Sacks's home) |
| Dr.
Constantin Von Economo |
Dr. Oliver Sacks homepage
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encephalitis.org |
| Encephalitis
Lethargica (Von Economo's Disease) |
Encephalitis
Lethargica and the Salem Witch Trials: The book: A Fever in Salem: A
New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials |
Epinephrine
(Adrenaline) synthesis |
Genetics
of Parkinson's disease |
| Human
Neuroanatomy & Neuropathology resources |
Morphology
of Axons |
| Morphology
of Dendrites |
Movement
Disorders |
| Music
Therapy for Brain Disorders |
National
Parkinson Foundation, Inc. |
| Neurosciences
information: The
Institute
for Music and Neurologic Function |
Norepinephrine
(Noradrenaline) synthesis |
| Oliver
Sacks, MD (author of Awakenings) |
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| Parkinson
Disease and Pesticides? |
Parkinson's
Disease information 1 |
| Parkinson's
Disease information 2 |
Parkinson's
Disease information 3 |
| Parkinson's Disease
information
4 |
Parkinson's
Disease information 5 |
| Parkinson's
gene |
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| Pesticides
Linked To Parkinson's Disease (1/2001) |
Postencephalitic
parkinsonism - a review |
| PDF
- Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc. |
Professor
John Oxford and recent research on encephalitis lethargica (our 2nd
video) |
| Progress
Is Being Made Against Parkinson's |
Rilke's
The
Panther (from Awakenings) |
| Structure
of Chemical Synapses |
Synapse
Web |
| The
Nervous System (Emory U. MiniMed School) |
Types
of
Sleep - Sleep Stages |
| Von
Economo's Disease (see encephalitis lethargia above) |
What
Is Encephalitis? |
| What
Is Levadopa (L-Dopa)? |
see
neuroscience links in Awakenings
Assignment
Catecholamines page |
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Nucleic Acids---->
(see also Genes
and Gene
Expression
or the Cell
Bio 1 website) |
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A
structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid:
Watson
and Crick paper: Nature 1953 |
About.com
Genetics Resource |
| About.com
Molecular Biology Resource |
Abbreviations
and Symbols for Nucleic Acids, Polynucleotides and their Constituents |
| Access
Excellence: From Gene to Function |
Aminoacyl-tRNA
Synthetases (PDB) |
| Atlas
of Nucleic Acid Containing Structures |
BioChemNet |
| BioTech
Life Science Resources (Indiana U.) |
BioTech
Life Science Resources: Human Genetics (Indiana U.) |
| Cold
Spring Harbor DNA Learning Center |
Designer
Genes Genetics Website (Award Winner) |
| DNA
(PDB) |
DNA
and Chromatin |
| DNA
from the Beginnning (tutorial) |
DNA
numerology |
| DNA
on the Witness Stand |
DNA
Structure Tutorial (U. Mass) |
| DNA
Structure: Life Magazine 1963 article |
DNA,
RNA, protein internet references (U. Virginia) |
| DNA
Workshop |
FBI
Forensics and DNA testing |
| Harvard
U. Bio Links |
First
Images of DNA in Sperm |
| Introduction
to Nucleic Acids (A-, B- and Z- DNA) (Rutgers U.) |
Michigan
Electronic Library: Genetics & Biotechnology |
| Mitochondrial
Diseases Information |
Mitochondrial
DNA (Emory U.) |
| Mitchondrial
Diseases (human) (U. Virginia) |
MIT
Biology Hypertextbook: Genes-->mRNA-->Proteins |
| MIT
Biology Hypertextbook: Prokaryotic Genetics |
Molecular
Biology (U. Arizona) |
| Nobel
Prize: Watson, Crick & Wilkins 1962 |
Nucleosomes
(PDB) |
Nucleotide
Chemistry (better than Access Excellence's version) (Cell Bio) |
Nucleic
Acid Chemistry
(Access
Excellence) |
| Protein
Synthesis overview drawing |
Protein
translator from Triplets |
| Ribozymes
(molecular scissors) |
snRNPs
(snerps) |
| The
Central Dogma (DNA-->RNA-->polypeptide) |
The
Genetic Code (DNA format) |
| The
Genetic Code (Genentech) |
The
Genetic Code (RNA format) |
| The
Making of a Nucleosome |
Transfer
RNA (PDB) |
| Useful
Resource About DNA |
Which
organelles contain DNA ? |
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(See also the Cell
Bio 1 website) |
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| Lipids----> |
<----Lipids
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| American
Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) |
Anabolic
Steroid Abuse |
| Anabolic
Steroids and Teenagers (NCADI) |
Animal
Ingredients
This
is a listing for vegetarians of names for animal ingredients |
| Antioxidant
Definition (Encyclopedia.com) |
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Aspects
of fat digestion and metabolism
Ch.
3 of Fats and oils in human nutrition (see below.)) |
Better
Fat Substitutes? |
| Biochemical
Pathways (from Poster in room 14) |
Biosynthesis
of Fats (Wash. St. U.) |
| BioTech
Life Science Resources: Lipid Metabolism (Indiana U.) |
BioTech
Life Science Resources: Vitamins (Indiana U.) |
| Cancer
and
dietary fat |
Carotene |
| Carotenoids |
Carotenoids
as Flavor & Fragrance Precursors |
| Carotenoids
Online Fact Book |
Carotenoids:
Structure and Functions |
| Carbon
Chemistry |
Composition
of dietary fat
Ch.
2 of Fats and oils in human nutrition (see below.)) |
| Estrogen
in the Environment |
Fast
Facts: Anabolic Steroids |
Fats
and oils in human nutrition <--HUGE!!
(United
Nations and the WHO) |
FAT
(U.
of Guelph) --- from the meat industry |
Fat
Confusion
Cleared Up
(The
American Institute For Cancer Research) |
Fat
In Your Diet (Mayo Clinic) |
| Fat
substitutes: nutritional promise or potential disaster? |
Fatty
acids & other lipidsfrom Access Excellence |
| Health
Risks from Processed Foods and Trans Fats |
Hormones
from steroids |
| Hydrogenated
fat — The basics |
LIPIDS
Journal |
| Lipid
Hormones (Wash. St. U.) |
Lipid
Metabolism (Wash St. U.) |
DeWitt
Lipids Programs
(on
lipids and steroids) |
Lipids,
Fats and Soaps/Detergents
(Wash.
State U.) |
| Lipids
pictures (NYU) |
Lysosomal
Storage Diseases (About.com) |
| Membrane
Structure |
National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information |
| Oleak
(opposition viewpoint) |
Olean
information (Olestra) |
| Olestra
and Other Fat Substitutes (FDA) |
Olestra
information |
| Olestra
chips may fool doctors into false diagnosis of fat malabsorption
syndrome |
Olestra
use in non-humans |
| Olestra
vs Triglycerides in the diet: Symptoms? |
Potential
Benefits of Olestra: Weight Reduction |
| Phospholipids
(Wash. St. U.) |
Questions
and Answers about Olestra |
| Smooth
endoplasmic reticulum |
Sorting
Out the Facts About Fat |
| Steroids
(Wash. St. U.) |
Structure
and Function of Macromolecules |
| The
3D
Structures of Vitamins |
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| The
Chemistry of Fat Substitutes: Can You Stomach It? (Discover) |
The
FACTS About Olestra (Olean)
(an
opposition viewpoint) |
| The
Olestra Project. |
The
Oiling
of America ( A very long article.)
About the
history
of dietary fat issues. |
| Trans
Fatty Acids (Am. Heart Assoc.) |
Trans
Fats: What Myths Are Made From |
| Trans
fat — Another artery-clogger? |
Triaclglycerol
synthesis (may be difficult to read) |
| Triacylglycerol
synthesis |
Triacylglycerol
synthesis |
| Vitamin
facts |
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| Vitamin
info |
Vitamins,
Introduction |
| Vitamins
(Wash. St. U.) |
Water
properties |
| What
is
Meat and the kinds of fats found in it? |
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Frito-Lay
WOW info |
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references also |
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